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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-23

A New YORK dispatch says: The re.
port that all the linseed oil manufactur.
ers IN the country have formed trust
proves to be wrong. 1t arose from the
fact that Western linseed oil manufac,
turers have entered pool of their OWL
in order to gain control of the Western
trade. When the Eastern trust was
formed or on what basis could not be
learned. Mr.. Campbell, of the firm o.
Campbell & Thayer, said to-day: awe
and other manufacturers here are op
posed to trusts. About one-third of the
entire linseed crop is taken by New
York mills, and think they will be able
to hold their own. The Western firms
have formed trust, but they are very
quiet about it. The trust is formed sole
ly for their own protection, and is no
looked upon as menacing to the Eastern
manufacturers. At any rate, we prefer
to stand on our own feet 4"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-23

THE National Merino Sheep Associa.
ton met at Jackson. Mich, on Tuesday.
The resolutions adopted do not give the
impression that the wool growers are in
agreement with Mr.. Clevveland's views
on the wool tariff. In the course OF re.
remarks upon that subject the president
of the association said: at is evident
that the executive head of the nation
influenced no doubt by insidious advice
and plausible arguments of free-traders,
has determined to sacrifice the wool.
growing industry in the interest of alien
masters and those who make a business
of importing products. The tariff reduc'
ton of 1883 inflicted incalculable dam
age upon the sheep-breeders of the
United States. 1t was hoped that the
worst was over, and that the improve
ments noticed in the last year would
continue, but it is evident that the strug
gle is not yet over, and that we must be
up and doing if we hope to overcome
this new enemy.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-23
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has the esteem and respect that belongs
to true womanhood. A long life Of hap
plness is the wish of their many friends.
Ellridge Corliss and wife returned
to their home in Wisconsin on Friday.
Mrs. C. q. Spaulding and Marietta
have gone to Bangor TO attend the fII-
neral of her uncle.
Miss Emma Louis, daughter of Henry
Louis, of Sterling, died Saturday morn
ing Of typhoid fever.
business in our town is unusually
hrisk this season. Mapleton has never
handled so much wheat as this fall.
There has been shipped from here fifty
cars of hogs, and since we got the same
rates on incoming freight as st. Paul gets,
we can lay our goods down az cheap as
our neighbors IF we get the Duluth,
st. Paul x Omaha road as We now ex-
pect, we think our town has bright fil-
ture.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-23

THE Farming Tribune recently pub
lished a table showing the work of the
House at the last session of the legisla.
ture. By reference to it we see that
Representative Jones, of this county,
introduced two local and one general
bill, two of which passed the House and
one the Senate. Mr. Bennett intro.
duced two local and four general bills,
two passing in the House and one the
Senate. Representative Chaplin sue.
ceeded in getting one through each the
House and Senate. Mr.. Green intro
duced three bills, one passing the House
and one the Senate. The Blue Earth
county delegation compared favorably
with those from other counties.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-23

THE Kelley motor is not dead by any
means, but at the annual meeting al
Philadelphia the other day the following
resolutions were adopted by the mis-
guided followers:
l. The directors are more than ever
satisfied that the enterprise is absolute
ly based upon the application of new
motive power.
2. That Mr.. KeelY has underestimate
in many particulars the time necessary
to the completion of his work.
8. That, Notwithstanding the doubts
expressed in some quarters, the Board
stl1l has high hopes, steady and, in
fact, wonderful progress having been
made IN Mr.. Keely's work.
4. That the chief difficulties have been
removed, and we are now in sight of the
results.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-23

THE ReUie,g makes one of its character
istic attempts at argument this week,
seeking to refute the position taken in
recent article of the FREE Pass upon
the ACCESSIBILITY of abolishing the inter
nal revenue tax on liquors and tobacco.
The principal objection presented by
Editor Wise is that for Republicans to
advocate such policy in National af-
fairs is to render inconsistent their posi-
ton IN favor of high license for saloons
in Minnesota. The solicitude of the Re
uie,C for the consistency of Republican
action is unnecessary. The high license
system does help the cause of temper
ance by scaling down the number of sa-
looms, besides being Statutory measure
in providing for the proper regulation
of the liquor traffic. These are truths
thatthe Reuie,c need not attempt to deny.
No one has claimed that there is any vir-
tue in low license, such as the internal
revenue tax upon retail liquor dealers.
The distillers and wholesale dealers are
the ones who pay the high internal rev.
enue taxes, and the fact that such taxes
are so high enables comparatively few
men to monopolize the business, from
which out of their great profits they have
plenty of funds to freeze out small deal
ers, and also to fight in the most deter
mined manner the advance of temper
ance reform. In no way is the number
of saloons or the consumption of liquor
affected by the internal revenue taxes.
The Reriesc is great admirer of Cleve-
lands brutal and uncalled for assault
upon the manufacturing interests of the
country, but we do not believe its adj
miration is shared by the farmers of the
country, whose interests it attempts in a
lame way to champion. The Democrat
ic party viii not and dares not follow out
the course marked bv the President in
the matter of tariff reduction. 1t has no
man in the House of Representatives
who is able TO frame tariff bill which
viii pass, and though Cleveland can re-
hash old free trade chestnuts, he does
not by any means tackle the subject in q
business way and recommend what the
articles are on which the duty should be
knocked off-with the exception of wool,
which is about the only product in
which the farmers, those who are to be
so highly blessed by free trade, are d.
rectly interested. 1t does not seem
probable that any tariff bill win pass the
present session, but if one does It will be
framed by Randall Democrats and Re-
publicans, with view to saving all the
benefits OF protection, that mainstay of
American industry, which Mr.. Cleveland
and Mr. Wise are so warmly advocating
should be destroyed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-23


STRANGER things have happened thar
that the Democrats should become sc
badly frightened by Cleveland's boomer
ang message as to refuse to renominate
him. The reaction caused by the full
some praise which the free trade mes.
sage received from the Mugwumps in
this country and England has already
had its effect, and even Cleveland is at,
tempting to hedge and explain that he
really did not mean to advocate putting
wool on the free list. The Irish voters
of New York, New Jersey and Connects
cut are especially outspoken in theil
deuunciation of Cleveland's subserv
iencv to English interests, and it viii be
utterly impossible to rally them to hi,
support next year. The best thing the
Denis. could do would be to throw the
Cleveland weight overheard, but it,
doubtful if they show as much sense.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-23
AM End 10 Bone Scraping

Edward Shepherd, of Harrisburg, H.,
says: Having received so much bene-
fit from Electric Bitters, feel it my
duty to LET suffering humanity know it.
Have had running sore on my leg for
eight years; my doctors told me would
have to have the bone scraped or leg
amputated. used, instead, three bot
ties of Electric Bitters and seven boxes
Bucklen's Arnica Salve, and my leg is
now sound and we'll" Electric Bitters
are sold at fifty cents bottle, and Buck
lens Arnica Salve at 25c, per box bysJ.
X. Jones.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-23
LOOK HERE.

The FREE PRESS bindery is prepared to
put inscriptions, monoRrams or names
in gilt upon all kinds of books, purses,
shopping bags, etc. In getting your
friends holiday present of this kind Il
is ALWAYS desirable to have their name
printed thereon. You can have all
kinds Of such work done at this Office
neatly, and at very reasonable price.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-23

BLOOMINGTON Eye: If the Republicans
had been permitted to write the Presi-
dents message they could not have
served their own purpose better. The
issue is now made, and the man who
proved the salvation of the Democratic
party viii now prove its destroyer.
Chattanooga Times (Dem.): 1t does
not require much wisdom nor great FORE
sight to determine that canvass pitched
to this one strain, the tariff, would tear
the parties as now organized to tatters.
1t would make several Northwestern
States debatable ground, and shake the
solid South to pieces.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-23

KNUTE NELsoNbobs up with a tariff
bill which he is pleased to style small
one. As it proposes TO put lumber,
salt, coal and sugar on the free list il
would appear TO pc about as radical a
measure as has been suggested. We
fear Mr.. Nelson will not become famous
through the passage of his free trade
bal. That probably does not give him
great concern, however, as it will be re-
membered he annOunced after making
his celebrated speech in Mankato last
summer that he was not candidate for
reelection.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-23

The Independent is the pane of North.
fields new paper, which came to hand
tins morning. 1t is neatly printed
sheet, and starts out ia a way that indi-
Gates success. w. w. Norton is editor,
and G. E. Wilcox business manager. 1t
proposes to be lndepe1dent in politics
as well as everything else. 1t has our
good wishes for a prosperous career.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-23

THE speedy conviction of Harper at
Cincinnati is another illustration Of the
fact that no nonsense is tolerated in uni
ted States courts. Had the case been
tried in the 0ho State courts it would
doubtless have occupied two or three
years, and likely have ended without
conviction. The U. S. courts are the
terror of evil doors, and if their prompt
ness and justice was emulated to great
er degree in the State courts the effect
would be salutoIy.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-23

The editors Of The Blue Earth City
Post are still giving vent 10 their ill-feel-
ings toward this paper. The malady
seems to be beyond cure.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-23

Hon. P. II. KELLY, the st. Paul
merchant and politician, is in New
City seriously i'll. Much anxiety is ex.
pressed in st. Paul as to his condition,
but late reports state that it is moi
thought to be dangerous.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-23
Coon THUNDER. Dec.

GOOD THUNDER, Dec. II.
Otficers-elect of Joppa Lodge No. 76
A. T: and A; M, were installed at their
hall in Good Thunder on Friday even
ing, Dec. 10Th, as follows:
w. M. III. Cornell.
S. W.. g. Graham.
j. Wa. Austin.
Sec'y-A f. Wendlandt.
Treas.-Carl Bramer.
S. d.. S. Terry.
j. DC. ID. Palmer.
S. ST. G. Nickerson.
J.S.-C. III. Clarke.
Tyler-A. A. Handy.
They were publicly installed by Col.
B. F. Smith, P. w. M. Rev. Hudson,
Of Mankato, delivered fine address,
followed by well timed remarks by
Captain C. Keysor, Col. B. F. Smith and
Judge Mead. At the close of the exer-
cises all were invited to partake of an
oyster supper at the Graham House.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-23
MApLEToN. Dec. \


The event of the week was the mar
rage of Mr.. Peter Johnston and Miss
Sarah Quinn, which took place at the
residence of the brides parents in Medic
on Saturday the 18th, by Rev. Mr..
Moses. of this place, in the presence OF
large circle of invited guests from Ma
pleton and Sterling, consisting of Mr..
and Mrs. Johnston, parents of the bride
groom, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Clark, Willie
Johnston and Mary Benedict, John Orr,
Lizzie and Nellie Johnston, j. S. Roe
and wife, c. G. Spaulding and wife, S. C.
Brooks and wife, ID. w. Brooks and
wife, Hugh Quinn and wife, Miss Bessie
| Inglebretson, DIR. Bishop and wife, w
r. Geddes, besides the family of the
| bride in Medic was Joe, Frank and Mack
Atchison and their wives, Fred Aldrich
and wife, Mr.. James Faley and two
daughters, Miss Price and others. The
presents were manv, and of substan.
tial kind. After the ceremony a sub
stantial repast was spread, which all
seemed to do ample justice to, after
which, an hour or so spent in social
chat, the return to Napoleon was made
All unite in calling It pleasant affair
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnston will take q triI
to st. Paul and Minneapolis Monday
Mr., Johnston is one of our prosperous
merchants, who has grown to manhood
here, while Miss Quinn has been resi-,
dent of our village for several years, and
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-23

WELSH CALVANISTIC METHODIST
w church Located on State ST Services
very sunday 10 a. u, ?. p. m, p. N, A cord
al Invitation extended 10 all.
REV. J. Z. JONES, Pastor.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-09-10

share in the profits of the transac-
tion, if it prove profitable; but with
a certainty of loss if, for any of the
reasons stated, the principal fails to
pay the note
One man never makes of another
a more unreasonable request than
this.
Suppose, for example, man with
small means wants to go into a bus
mess enterprise for which he has not
sufficient money. He goes to cap
italist and says ! want you to lend
me $4,000 and take the risk Of the
enterprise in which / proprose to in
vest it, and if fail, you are to bear
the loss; but in no event will I pay
you any of the profits Of the invest
ment or interest on your money. |
want it understood that it is a mere
matter of friendship on your part.
in which you are to incur all the
risk without any compensation.
If this plain proposition were put
to a capitalist he would reject it
with Indignation. But if the same
request is made in an indirect way
that is, that he will put his name to
a note, which is the equivalent of the
money-he very often does not hest
tate to do it.
So also, are men asked to become
responsible, without compensation,
for the risks, mismanagement or
rascality of public officials, in sums
that sometimes cover all they are
worth.
We say it is all wrong. 1t is
pernicious system and ought to be
abolished.
The time is coming when it will
be abolished. There has already
arisen in the business centers an in
stitution which goes under the name
of Guaranty Company" which is
conducted much like fire insurance
company, and for certain rates of
charges will stand security for Ger.
tain debts or obligations. There
ought to be agents of these compan-
les in every community, and we hope
there will be. The old system of
surafychin muot oo
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-09-10
BISHOP HARRIS DEAD.
Victim of Heart TrOubIe..-
sketch of the Dead Mans
Career.

New York, Sept. Bishop Will
liam Logan Harris, the New York
resident Bishop of the Methodist
church, died this afternoon at five
minutes after five o'clock at his
home, No. 80 East Eighty first street.
The Bishop was taken i'll with heart
trouble month ago when in Liver
pool. He sailed Immediately for
New York and has been under med
ical care since his arrival here
During the last three days the Bish-
OPP had been unconscious. He died
surrounded by his family. Bishop
f. G. Andrews, now presiding over
the Methodist Conference at Me-
chaniesburg, Ohio, will probably
preach the funeral sermon. The
services are expected to be held at
St. Paul's church, corner Twenty
second street and Fourth avenue, on
Tuesday. Bishop Harris was one
of the pillars of the Methodist
church. He was born in Mansfield,
Ohio, November 4th, 1917. He was
an active abolitionist and was par
ticularly active in the discussion at
the time the Southern Methodists
seeded from the church on the
ground of disagreement on the sla-
very question.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-09-10

This is a time of commotion in
railroad circles.
The Black Bottle boomerang is
not the only one in which we have
local interest.
If it be true that the property of
the b. O. railroad has changed
hands, we will be much concerned
to know how it will affect the future
of the f. M. & P.
SO long as this branch was in the
hands of the B. & 0. Company, we
could calculate, with some assurance
the probabilities Of the future We
could be assured at least, that it
would be maintained in respectable
condition, and that in the course of
time it would almost certainly be
extended to connect with their svs-
TEN in the east. But if it has pass
ed into the hands of strangers, we
will be left in doubt until we learn
something Of their character and
their general policy.
We are not certain but that q
change of ownership of the B. & 0.
will be for the advantage of all con-
cerned. Certain it is, that the head
of that corporation is fast discover
ing himself to be one of the monu-
mental business failures of the age.
He inherited magnificent property
and an equally magnificent oppor-
tunity, without apparently, either
the business capacity or disposition
to manage them successfully. He
has come to be regarded as "busi-
ness dude rather than of the ster-
ling, conservative, and far-reaching
talent of his distinguished father
At this time however, we think it
matter Of some question as to
whether the B. & O. railroad has
really changed ownership in the full
sense of that term. The more prob
able result is that it has simply
changed management At least
that is the one thing that is quite
certain to occur, if it has not been
already accomplished.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-09-10
AT A BIG FIGURE
The -. A. .. Express Sold TO the
u. y. Express Company.

New York, August 3L.-The fol
lowing official announcement was
made to-day by the President of the
United States Express Company.
The plant franchise and business Of
the B. d 0. Express has been sold
to the L. 5. Express Company for a
period of thirty years The sale was
made directly by the B. d 0. Rail
road Company, no other parties be-
ing recognized. The agreement was
eonsummated last week and we take
possession tomorrow Negotiations
for the sale have been pending about
month having begun with Presi
dent Garrett before his departure
1t is stated on Wall street the price
paid was $2,500,000, of which ST.
100000 was paid in cash and 81 800,
600 in Z. S. Express stock. The
President of the L. S. Express de
MES the correctness of the figures,
but declines to state the terms on
which the property was purchased,
saying the matter is private. No
change will be made in the manage
ment or name of the company.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-09-10
Two Ways OfLOolxing at II.

IlttSDurS IOSt
Nothing but the election of Jas.
G. Blaine, with his broad view of af-
fairs says S. w. Allerton, "can
avert disaster to the vast ranch in
terests of the West" Mr.. Allerton
has been a prominent and useful
member of the powerful combination
of buyers, slaughterers and shippers
in Chicago which has been regarded
by the ranchmen as their greatest
foe 1t is this combination or ring
that has with the power of monop-
oily reduced the price of cattle sold
by ranchmen and upheld the price
of beef bought by the consumer. 1t
is this ring that has used the rail
roads to build up its power, just as
the Standard Oil Trust has used
them in another field. Indeed, it
has been said that Mr.. Allerton was
very closely connected with the mys-
terious Association of Eveners,
whose profitable system of rebates
has excited SO much curiosity. And
why does Mr.. Allerton think that
nothing but Mr.. Blaine's election,
with his broad view of affairs can
save the cattle growers? Simply
because the Cleveland administra-
ton has tried to preserve the land
for the people who were entitled to
it under the homestead laws; be-
cause the President has forbidden
the fencing of vast tracts by lawless
persons, naturalized and alien, who
were wont to exclude settlers by the
shotgun and even to forbid the pas
sage of United States mail carriers
through the dominions so acquired.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-09-10
More Problems for The Farm.
er's Union.

We continue to cut out work for
the Farmers Union.
In so doing we are demonstrating
the truth we have so often asserted,
that there are infinite possibilities
open to this organization. There
are a multitude of matters calling
for the aid of such body, that no
other class of citizens can so well
attempt. The reason of this is that
what interests the farming popula-
ton interests every other class of our
people. These interests are natural
ly and necessarily common to the
whole population.
The fact is well illustrated in the
matter of market-house. The
farmers are interested in having q
central point and stated times where
they can find sale for their products,
and the same arrangement would be
equally advantageous to every class
Of buyers. 1t would be a mutual
convenience that would be profitable
to buyer and seller.
If every farmer who has produce
to sell, could know that on certain
days of the week he would find buy
ers waiting at certain point, he
would govern himself by that fact +;
and the buyers relying upon this
arrangement would defer their pur-
chases and assemble at the appoint
ed time and place. A great accom-
mediation would thus result to all
classes.
We do not want any very extern
sive or expensive establishment, but
we believe it is wN'th all it will cost
to provide cheap market-house at
some central point-a plain board
building or shed, that can be erected
at very small cost.
Now if the Farmers Union will
take hold of this matter, we believe
the town authorities would cooper
ate with them in establishing this
much needed institution a market
house.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-09-10
Give Them a Chance.

That is to to say, your lungs.
Also all your breathing machinery
Very wonderful machinery it is
Not only the larger air passages, but
the thousand little tubes and cavi-
ties leading from them.
When these are clogged and chok-
ed with matter which ought not to
be there, your lungs cannot half do
their work. And what they do they
cannot do we'll.
Call it cold, cough, Group, pneu-
monia catarrh, consumption or any
of the family of throat and nose and
head and lung distractions, all are
bad. All ought to be got rid of.
There is just one sure way to get
rid of them. That is to take Ros-
chee's German Syrup, which any
druggist will sell yon at rs cents a
bottle. Even If everything else has
failed you, you may depend upon
this for certain.